Former LAPI Fellow Multy Oliver (T‘21) began interning with the Hayti Heritage Center last summer as part of her LAPI summer. She enjoyed her experiance so much, she continued to support the organization throughout the academic year. “I’m surrounded by individuals who look like me and share my values for uplifting minority communities through arts […]
This year, students in the online “Immigrant Dreams, American Realities” course taught by HLP Director Gunther Peck learned about the history of migration to the United States and conducted research on historical immigration topics of their choosing. Students created a set of public-facing deliverables to communicate their learning to the outside world. Some of these […]
This past year, the “Elections in a Pandemic” Bass Connections student research team researched and implemented innovative strategies to increase voter participation in the 2020 election. While ten student teams operated in different focus areas, three in particular stood out for their work which went above and beyond. The Transportation team, consisting of Grant Lyerly […]